Stories by Brian Upton

The annual monarch butterfly migration to Natural Bridges means Fall has landed in Santa Cruz.

It doesn’t take long after striking up a conversation with Jason Williams to be swept up in the infectious energy of the moment, a sensation you’ll surely want to be a part of.

Ha Ha Tonka, an American indie rock band hailing from the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, is returning to Moe’s Alley on Saturday, September 2, 2023.

It has been nearly 15 years since Stephen Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka published “The Death and Life of Monterey Bay,” in which the marine biologist vividly depicts the journey of one of the world’s most captivating marine ecosystems—our local front yard, Monterey Bay.